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Infrared Telescope Facility Schedule

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Infrared Telescope Facility Schedule

The appended schedule was provided by Glenn Orton (JPL), the chairman of the IRTF Science Team. It has been approved by Bob Joseph, the IRTF Division Director. 
                ma,  1994 Jun 10
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             IRTF SCHEDULE FOR COMET COLLISION CAMPAIGN

Date   Instrument      Scientific Objective
(HST)

July 8  MIRAC   Instrument checkout and observations of Jupiter

July 9  CSHELL  Ion Chemistry, CO

July 10 NSFCAM  Comet and Jupiter Characterization
                [Test and practice switching between NSFCAM and MIRAC,
                 as time allows.]

July 11 NSFCAM  Comet and Jupiter Characterization
                [Test and practice switching between NSFCAM and MIRAC,
                 as time allows.]

July 12 MIRAC   Instrument checkout and observations of Jupiter
                [Test and practice switching between NSFCAM and MIRAC,
                 as time allows.]

July 13 MIRAC   Pre-impact observations, p-modes
                [Test and practice switching between NSFCAM and MIRAC,
                 as time allows.]

July 14 IRHS    Instrument tests for tropospheric chemistry
        (Coude)
 
July 15 MIRAC   p-modes and other Jupiter observations
        NSFCAM        test NSFCAM swapping
 
July 16 MIRAC   I-G Waves, Seismic, etc.
        NSFCAM  Plume flash Fragment C, I-G Waves, Aerosols
        [MIRAC if MIM is not available.]
 
July 17 NSFCAM  Aurora, Fragment G, Plume G, Particulates
        MIRAC   Seismic
        [NSFCAM if MIM is not available.]
 
July 18 CSHELL  Various neutral and ion chemistry
        NSFCAM  Fragment K
        [CSHELL if MIM is not available.]

July 19 NSFCAM  Particulates, I-G Waves,
        MIRAC   I-G Waves
        IRSHELL         Neutral chemistry
        [IRSHELL if MIM is not available.]

July 20 MIRAC   I-G Waves, T(P) Structure
        NSFCAM  Fragment R, Aurora, Particulates
        MIRAC Seismic,  I-G Waves
        [MIRAC if MIM is not available.]

July 21 MIRAC   I-G Waves
        CSHELL  CO Chemistry
        NSFCAM  Plume Fragment W, Aurora, Particulates
        [MIRAC if MIM is not available.]

July 22 IRHS    Water, Ammonia
        (Coude)

July 23 CSHELL  Water, CO
        MIRAC   I-G Waves
        NSFCAM  Particulates
        [CSHELLL if MIM is not available.]

July 24 MIRAC   I-G Waves
        IRSHELL Neutral chemistry
        [IRSHELL if MIM is not available.]

July 25 IRHS    Neutral chemistry
        (Coude)

July 26 MIRAC   T(P) Structure, p-modes
        NSFCAM  Aurora, Particulates, Ring
        [NSFCAM if MIM is not available.]

July 27 MIRAC   p-modes
        NSFCAM  Particulates, Aurora, Ring

July 28 IRHS    Neutral chemistry
        (Coude)
        [NSFCAM if MIM is not available.]

July 29 IRSHELL Neutral chemistry

July 30 IRSHELL Neutral chemistry

July 31 CSHELL  Neutral chemistry

Aug. 1  CSHELL  Neutral chemistry

Aug. 2  NSFCAM  Aurora, Particulates, Ring, Dust trail

Aug. 3  MIRAC   p-modes, T(P) Structure

Aug. 4  MIRAC   p-modes, T(P) Structure

Aug. 5  MIRAC   p-modes, T(P) Structure

Aug. 6  NSFCAM  Ring, Aurora, Particulates, Dust trail


NSFCAM = IRTF Facility Camera, 1-5 microns
CSHELL = IRTF Facility Cryogenic Echelle Spectrometer, 1-5 microns
MIRAC = U Arizona Mid-IR Array Camera
IRSHELL = U Texas Mid-IR Echelle Spectrometer
IRHS = GSFC Infrared Heterodyne Spectrometer

MIM = New IRTF Multiple Instrument Mount

(Announced 9th June 1994)


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